Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
WILLIAM H. POWERS
DEATH OF THIs OLD AND PROMINENT
RICHMOND MERCHANT.
Fifty Years a Resident OF This city
Sketch Of His Life-ArrangemenD
for the Funeral To Day.

Mr.. William Hazard Powers died at
his residence, on the north side of Main
street between Second and Third, yes
terday morning at 4:45 o'clock. For
fifty years he had been in active mer-
camille life here, and during all that
time his name was honored and re-
spectcd, and he had richly earned the
title Of earnest Christian, good and use
full citizen.
BEGINNING LIFE.
Mr.. Powers was born in King and
Queen county, and at the early age of
sixteen was qualified to accept the posi-
tion of clerk in the store of Mr.. Jor-
dan, at Ayletts. Here he remained
four years, at the expiration of which
time $3.50 he removed to Richmond
and entered the employment of Gay \.
Bentley, a dry-goods merchant, and
long the commercial agent of the Man
chester Cotton Mills.
IN BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF.
About 1851 Mr.. Powers became n
member of the firm of Winston 4
Powers, wholesale grocers, and at the
termination of that partnership and
for part of the war he and Mr.. NJ. ).
Valentine, Jr., were in business as
commission merchants. Some years
afterwards he and Mr.. NJ. Blair were
partners under the name of Blair Il
Powers. After that Winston ~ Powers
resumed business. When that firm was
again dissolved some yearsago deceased
and Mr.. Adolph Blair formed the
present firm of Powers, Blair Il Co,
wholesale grocers and commission
merchants.
COTTON-MILLS.
Added to these various business enter
prises. Mr.. Powers was for twenty-five
years the commercial agent and general
manager of the Manchester Cotton
Mills, which period embraced the war,
when the mills were run to their utmost
capacity, and made many goods for the
armies of the Confederacy, and extend
cd to the time when the mills passed
into new hands.
HOME LIFE.
Mr.. Powers was married twice-first
to Miss Mary b. Johnston, step-daugh-
ter Of Thomas U. Dudley, and next to
Mrs. Bartlett, who survives him. His
children are Rev. William Dudley Pow
ers, rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
church, Macon, Ga. II. II. Powers, Of
the wholesale firm Of Hall, Powers 4
Co., fancy grocers Mrs. II. p. Le-
febvre Mrs. W. A. Powers, whose
husband is u member Of the notion
firm of Martin n Powers, and Misses
Anne f. and Lucy II. Powers.
Rev. Pike Powers, r. w. Powers.
Of Powers, Taylor & Co., wholesale
druggists, and ID. p. Powers, of Albe-
marie, me brothers OF the deceased
and Mrs John z. Ballard is his sister
p. II. Powers, Esq, Of Clarke county,
Democratic nominee for the House. who
died about ten days ago, was also a
brother.
DISEASE AND DEATH.
The deceased, never very strong
man, was feeling quite unwell when in
March he left his business for awhile
to visit his son in Georgia. While
there he had what seemed to be
paralytic stroke. Apparently it was
not very severe, but he never fully re-
covered from it.
For about Il month of this summer
he stayed at Dagger's Springs, and it
seemed that he came home greatly inn
proved ; but the idea was delusion.
Last Saturday he became seriously ill,
and though at one time he appeared to
rally Death h'sapproach was to be steady.
OF this he seemed fully aware, and he
TRANQUILITY awaited it. 1t was impossi-
ble to say whether or not he was con
scious at the time of death, but the
only solcitude he had ever expressed
was for his dear wife and children.
Death was probably caused by para
lysis of the respiratory nerves.
CHURCH CONNECTION.
Deceased had long been member of
the Monumental church. He was its
treasurer and juniour warden. and was
active and efficient in all of its work.
FUNERAL.
The funeral will take place at II VI.
to-day from Monumental church, the
burial will be in Hollywood, and the
pail. bearers will be as follows:
Active Thomas Atkinson, Ad. Blair,
Thomas Potts, Edgar ID. Taylor, vii
liam NJ. Hall, Thomas l.. Alfriend,
Horace p. Edmond, and James n.
Boyd.
Honorary George d. Fisher, Isaac
Davenport, Jr., Andrew l.. Elicit, w.
j. Johnston, Peyton Wise, II. ID. Whit
comb, A. l.. Boulware, and c. A. Bald
win.